“Defamation is the oral or written communication of a false statement about another that unjustly harms their reputation and usually constitutes a tort or crime. In several countries, a true statement can also be considered defamation.” — Wikipedia Defamation works somewhat like gossiping, if you say something unfair or unkind…

Copyright is a sticky one. Essentially, Copyright laws protect projects and credits projects to the creator. It also protects the work from being stolen or adjusted. But I bet you’re here for a big wordy definition, right? As the BJTC Media Law Regulation & Ethics handbook states that copyright does…

Ok…are you ready for some big words?? Kress and Van Leeuwen, in 2001, described Multimodality as “the interplay between different representational modes, for instance, between images and written/spoken word. Multimodal representations mediate the sociocultural ways in which these modes are combined in the communication process”. Allow me to simplify…essentially, it…

According to the google definition of microblogging, “the activity or practice of making short, frequent posts to a microblog”. What I have interpreted this to mean is that microblogging is a fusion of traditional blogging and social media. Perhaps a ‘dipping your toes in’ sort-of-blogging, where you can simply say…

Hello, my name is Hannah Biddle and I am in my final year at Bournemouth University studying BA English. This blog will be exploring exactly what music journalism is and what topics come under microscope the most. I am excited to bring you along on this journey with me! Music…